Formal — to staff
Restaurant · Dining
このお料理、取り皿をいくつかいただけますか? — Could we have a few small plates for this dish? (literally: "Could I receive a few dividing plates for this dish?") (Restaurant · Dining, Formal — to staff, JLPT N3)
You
このお料理、取り皿をいくつかいただけますか?
このおりょうり、とりざらをいくつかいただけますか?
Could we have a few small plates for this dish? (literally: "Could I receive a few dividing plates for this dish?")
Romaji: Kono o-ryōri, torizara o ikutsuka itadakemasu ka? / Reply Romaji: Hai, kashikomarimashita. Sugu ni kochira o-mochi shimasu.
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はい、かしこまりました。すぐにこちらお持ちします。
はい、かしこまりました。すぐりこちらおもちします。
Yes, certainly. I will bring them right away.
Gesture & etiquette
Pointing at the large dish, then making a scooping motion with hands.
Do not use your personal chopsticks to take food from a shared dish without asking or using serving chopsticks provided.